The John Carpenter appreciation thread.

Just thought it would be nice with a thread appreciating one of the most underrated directors of modern cinema.

If you ever watched The Thing or They Live you know what I'm talking about and if you haven't well you will either not like it or you will fall in love with it.

He also made killer music to his films.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNfDSNG7Y0g

john carpenter + Kurt Russel = Cinematic Gold The Thing Escape From NY/LA (LA is a hundred times better) Big Trouble in Little Chinacampzor

I love John Carpenter Movies.

The Thing was a great movie! I still remember the ambient soundtrack that it had at the beginning...

All that needs to be said about John Carpenter is The Thing is the single greatest movie made by anyone ever.

John Carpenter is a great director.

The Thing
Starman
Big Trouble in Little China
They Live
In the Mouth of Madness

Great stuff. :)

My buddy said there's going to be a remake of The Thing. Any know if there's truth in this?Serial-No_3404

It's gonna be a prequel focusing on how the Norwegians from the start of the movie dealt with the thing.

John Carpenter is a great director.

The Thing
Starman
Big Trouble in Little China
They Live
In the Mouth of Madness

Great stuff. :)

ZimpanX

My buddy said there's going to be a remake of The Thing. Any know if there's truth in this?Serial-No_3404

Escape From NY/LA (LA is a hundred times better)campzor

I think you got those mixed up because NY is the good one, LA is awful.

The Thing is a great movie also. There's a lot of interesting subtlety to it, stuff you wont notice unless you watch it 2 times.

[QUOTE="ZimpanX"]

John Carpenter is a great director.

The Thing
Starman
Big Trouble in Little China
They Live
In the Mouth of Madness

Great stuff. :)

Oborozukiyo

Amen to that, though it did unfortunately begin a string of slash-the-teenager movies (ok, some were fun to watch), something that probably should have started with the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre from a few years prior.

here is one you may not have seen yet.

dark star was a student movie made with dan obannon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExJeOM-ATvU

Never was a fan. I loved The Thing, but wasn't a fan of any of his others (except maybe They Live, which was kind of cool). The Thing doesn't even seem like one of his movies, the tone feels so different from his usual campy style.

The Thing scared the f*** out of me when I was wee. Now it's one of my favorite horror films.

The Thing (Best Sci Fi Horror EVER!) and The Fog scared the crap out of me when I was kid, and I still love them. Escape from LA is another one of my favorites too.

Great Director & Writer.

Amen to that, though it did unfortunately begin a string of slash-the-teenager movies (ok, some were fun to watch), something that probably should have started with the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre from a few years prior.

AFBrat77

The Thing scared the f*** out of me when I was wee. Now it's one of my favorite horror films.

Palantas

"You've got to be f***ing kidding me!" was one of the funniest lines I've ever seen in the movies, between Kurt and his expression.

Now that's Cla*sic!